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' A J BENJAMIN MAGAZINE SPRING GUN. No. 325,042.

Patented Aug. 25, 1885.

m SEW INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES:

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AMEDEE J. BENJAMIN, OF VALLEY FALLS, RHODE ISLAND.

MAGAZINE SPRING-GUN.

{ESPECIE'ICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No.325,042, dated August25, 1885.

(No inodcLl To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AMEDEE J.BENJAMIN, of Valley Falls, in the county of Providence and State oflthode Island, have invented a new and Improved Toy MagazineGun, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved toy gunadapted to shoot several arrows or darts without reloading alter eachshot.

The invention consists of the combination of parts and theirconstruction, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

teference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,torming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure '1. is a longitudinal elevation of my improved toy magazine-gun.Fig. 2 is a top view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinalsectional elevation of the magazine part of the gun. Fig. at is across-sectional view of the gun on the line 00 .r, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is across-sectional view on the line 3 1 Fig. 3.

The stock A and barrel B are made of a single piece of wood, having theusual longitudinal bore,(], and two longitudinal slots, D, extendingfrom the bore through the sides of the barrel. In the said slots across-piece, E, slides in the direction of the length of thegun, and isattached to rubber or other springs F, secured to the sides of the gunat or near the middle. The rear edge of the crosspiece E is beveleddownward and toward the rear.

A spring-trigger,G, is pivoted in the stock, and is adapted to catch ina notch, H, in the bottom of the cross-piece.

At the breech end of the barrel the stock is carried upward, and in itis formed a magazine, J, adapted to contain a series of arrows,

K, one placed upon the other lengthwise. The top of the magazine isclosed by a slide, L.

The cross-piece E is provided on its bot-tom with a guide-lug.

The cross-piece or slide E is pulled back until the trigger G catches inthe notch H, whereby the springs Fare stretched or drawn taut. Thebeveled inner end of the cross piece guides it under the lowestarrow,whieh will be directly in front of the cross'picce when the sameis held by the trigger G.

If the trigger is pulled, the eross-piece is rcleased,and isthrown withgreat force toward the muzzle end of the gun, whereby the lowest dart orarrow K in the magazine is thrown out at the muzzle of the gun.

-By pulling back the cross-piece it is again passed under the lowestarrow, which can be then thrown out,and so 011 until the magazine isempty.

The slide L can be withdrawn and a fresh quantity of darts or arrowsplaced into the magazine.

Having thus described my in\'ention,l claim as new and desire tosecureby Letters 'Patent In a magazine toy gun, the barrel having guide-slotsin the sides of its chambers and the sides of its magazine, thechamberof said magazine communicating with said barrelchamber, incombination with the cross head or piece fitted to slide in said barreland magazine chambers and said slots, said cross-head having ashouldered notch in its lower side and connected by springs to the sideof said barrel. and the trigger with its forward end engaging theshoulder of said notch and held under the action of a spring,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

AMEDEE J. BENJAMIN.

WVitnesses:

HEc'roR SCHILLER, ALrHoNsE SoHILLnR.

